Explanation
Correct answer: 52/53,.9811,0.981.
In a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the two legs. The length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle shown is . It’s given that . Therefore, the length of one of the legs of the triangle shown is . Let represent , the length of the other leg of the triangle shown. Therefore, , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, , the length of the other leg of the triangle shown, is . The sine of an acute angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the leg opposite the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. The length of the leg opposite angle is , and the length of the hypotenuse is . Therefore, the value of is . Note that 52/53, .9811, and 0.981 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.
Desmos solution:
Note: Use regression to solve the Pythagorean theorem, finding the missing leg length b = 52. Compute sin R = b/53.
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